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- 'Malemployment' on the Rise http://www.thetakeaway.org/blogs/takeaway/2010/nov/08/malemployment-rise/ 41 comments
- Galactic Garbage Can: There's 400,000 Pounds of Trash on The Moon http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/trash-moon-and-why-its-there/ 5 comments space
- Berkeley Prof. Jennifer Doudna developed the gene editing technology CRISPR. She's calling for a global pause on the practice of germline engineering. http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/how-will-gene-editing-shape-our-future/ 3 comments science
- "One banker who has contributed to Bernie Sanders is Paul Ryan, a partner at Hayfield Financial, a firm that advises private equity and hedge funds. He's been on Wall Street for 30 years and says the financial system has become so... corrupt that only Bernie Sanders can save it." http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/find-out-why-wall-street-banker-backing-bernie-sanders/ 71 comments politics
- Famed Egyptologist: Ben Carson 'Completely Wrong' About Pyramids http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/famed-egyptologist-ben-carson-completely-wrong-about-pyrmads/ 50 comments politics
- Busted Knees, Sweltering Heat & Snipers: What it's like to be Mr. Met http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/playing-mr-met/ 5 comments baseball
- What life would've been like if Jimmy Carter won a 2nd term - podcast episode http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/what-life-would-be-if-jimmy-carter-won-second-term/ 3 comments history
- Land mines pose new threat to migrants, refugees entering Croatia http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/landmines-pose-new-threat-migrants-entering-croatia/ 13 comments europe
- Republicans Block CDC Research on Gun Violence http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/gop-rejects-gun-violence-research/ 126 comments politics
- Battling For Civil Rights in Indiana and Arkansas (audio at 3:05: "[In Indiana] In 2012, 53.5% of the state's voters voted for Republican candidates to the Indiana House... and somehow... Republicans ended up with 69% of the seats.") http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/indiana-arkansas/ 18 comments politics
- Could Humans Survive On Kepler-438b? http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/lets-make-home-kepler-438b/ 8 comments space
- Want a Diploma? Pass the Citizenship Exam First: "Arizona has become the first state to pass a law requiring all high school students to pass a citizenship exam in order to graduate from high school." http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/citizenship-exam-new-requirement-graduate-high-school-arizona/ 33 comments politics
- ACLU Director: Prosecute or Pardon Bush for CIA Torture http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/aclu-director-pardon-bush-cia-torture/ 7 comments politics
- Ice Cream Makers Ben & Jerry Take on Citizens United http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/founders-ben-jerrys-campaign-finance/ 22 comments politics
- Crystal Meth is North Korea's State Secret http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/crystal-meth-north-koreas-state-secret/?utm_source=newsletter%3A+wnyc+daily+newsletter&utm_campaign=64048489e6-daily_brief_jan_27_20141_26_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_edd6b58c0d-64048489e6-69453345 32 comments worldnews
- Are Bicycle Shares Good for Business? (with audio) http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/are-bicycle-shares-good-business/ 4 comments bicycling
- The State of U.S. Infrastructure 80 Years After the Public Works Administration http://www.thetakeaway.org/2013/jul/08/infrastructure/?utm_source=local&utm_media=treatment&utm_campaign=damost&utm_content=damostlistened 8 comments politics
- The federal budget deficit is shrinking. What’s more, it’s shrinking far faster than anyone in Washington anticipated it would. http://www.thetakeaway.org/2013/may/30/budget-deficit-shrinks-consumer-confidence-grows/ 8 comments politics
- European Court Condemns C.I.A.'s Extraordinary Renditions Program http://www.thetakeaway.org/2012/dec/14/european-court-condemns-cis-extraordinary-renditions-program/ 9 comments worldnews
- I was saddened hearing this story on the Takeaway this morning- "Is literature necessary?" discussing the new common core standards dictating that 70% of reading be non-fiction. http://www.thetakeaway.org/2012/nov/27/literature-necessary/ 117 comments books
- Books that shaped America: US Library of Congress lists 88 influential works http://www.thetakeaway.org/2012/jun/25/what-are-your-books-shaped-america/ 7 comments books
- Justice Department Blocks Texas Voter Identification Law http://www.thetakeaway.org/2012/mar/13/justice-department-blocks-texas-voter-identification-law/ 19 comments politics
- Did Stone Age Europeans Settle in America 20,000 Years Ago? A series of surprising archeological finds at five sites along the Delaware, Maryland and Virginia coast may help answer that question... http://www.thetakeaway.org/2012/mar/02/did-stone-age-europeans-settle-america-20000-years-ago/ 15 comments science
- The Daily Kos is calling for Michigan Democrats to vote for Rick Santorum in order to make things difficult for Mitt Romney. http://www.thetakeaway.org/2012/feb/21/throwing-a-wrench-into-the-michigan-primary-machine/ 7 comments politics
- Neil deGrasse Tyson on Traveling to Mars http://www.thetakeaway.org/2011/nov/25/mars/ 3 comments space
- Mississippi voters! Nov 8. Prop26. If passed it would give all human rights to fertilized eggs. People who use the pill or destroy embryos created in labs could be convicted of murder. http://www.thetakeaway.org/2011/oct/28/mississippis-proposition-26-radically-alter-abortion-laws/ 10 comments politics
- Do You Live Near a Nuclear Reactor? A map of nuclear power reactors in the US http://www.thetakeaway.org/blogs/takeaway/2011/mar/14/nuclear-power-reactors-us/ 6 comments reddit.com
- Blue Dogs are worried about Obama's poll numbers? Bullshit! If he's down at all, it's because he can't get Democrats to act like Democrats. http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/jul/29/agenda-health-care/ 20 comments politics
- Filmmaker wants to install a wireless camera in his eye http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/mar/06/eyeborg-filmmaker-installs-wireless-camera-eye-document-life/ 2 comments reddit.com